Middlemarch — Page 8
This was the Reverend Edward Casaubon, noted in the county as a man of profound learning, understood for many years to be engaged on a great work concerning religious history; also as a man of wealth enough to give lustre to his piety, and having views of his own which were to be more clearly ascertained on the publication of his book.
Dies war der ehrwürdige Edward Casaubon, im Landkreis bekannt als ein Mann von tiefer Gelehrsamkeit, von dem man seit vielen Jahren annahm, dass er an einem großen Werk über Religionsgeschichte arbeitete; auch als ein Mann von hinreichendem Reichtum, um seiner Frömmigkeit Glanz zu verleihen, und mit eigenen Ansichten, die bei der Veröffentlichung seines Buches deutlicher erkennbar werden sollten.
His very name carried an impressiveness hardly to be measured without a precise chronology of scholarship.
Sein Name allein trug eine Eindrücklichkeit in sich, die kaum zu ermessen war ohne eine genaue Chronologie der Gelehrsamkeit.
Early in the day Dorothea had returned from the infant school which she had set going in the village, and was taking her usual place in the pretty sitting-room which divided the bedrooms of the sisters, bent on finishing a plan for some buildings (a kind of work which she delighted in), when Celia, who had been watching her with a hesitating desire to propose something, said—
Früh am Tag war Dorothea von der Kleinkinderschule zurückgekehrt, die sie im Dorf ins Leben gerufen hatte, und nahm ihren gewohnten Platz in dem hübschen Wohnzimmer ein, das die Schlafzimmer der Schwestern trennte, entschlossen, einen Plan für einige Gebäude fertigzustellen (eine Art Arbeit, an der sie große Freude hatte), als Celia, die sie mit einem zögernden Wunsch, etwas vorzuschlagen, beobachtet hatte, sagte:
"Dorothea, dear, if you don't mind—if you are not very busy—suppose we looked at mamma's jewels to-day, and divided them? It is exactly six months to-day since uncle gave them to you, and you have not looked at them yet."
„Dorothea, Liebste, wenn es dir nichts ausmacht – wenn du nicht sehr beschäftigt bist – wie wäre es, wenn wir uns heute Mamas Schmuck ansähen und ihn aufteilten? Es sind heute genau sechs Monate, seit Onkel sie dir gegeben hat, und du hast sie noch nicht einmal angeschaut."
Celia's face had the shadow of a pouting expression in it, the full presence of the pout being kept back by an habitual awe of Dorothea and principle; two associated facts which might show a mysterious electricity if you touched them incautiously.
Celias Gesicht trug den Schatten eines schmollenden Ausdrucks, wobei das vollständige Schmollen durch eine gewohnheitsmäßige Ehrerbietung vor Dorothea und durch Prinzipien zurückgehalten wurde; zwei miteinander verbundene Tatsachen, die eine geheimnisvolle Elektrizität erzeugen konnten, wenn man sie unvorsichtig berührte.
To her relief, Dorothea's eyes were full of laughter as she looked up.
Zu ihrer Erleichterung waren Dorotheas Augen voller Lachen, als sie aufblickte.
"What a wonderful little almanac you are, Celia!
„Was für ein wunderbares kleines Kalenderblatt du bist, Celia!
Vocabulary
- Dies
- This; used as a demonstrative pronoun
- war
- Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be)
- der
- The; definite article masculine nominative
- ehrwürdige
- Venerable; worthy of great respect and reverence
- im
- In the; contraction of 'in dem'
- Landkreis
- District; an administrative county or rural area
- bekannt
- Known; recognized or familiar to people
- als
- As; used for comparison or identification
- ein
- A/an; indefinite article or the number one
- Mann
- Man; an adult male person
- von
- Of/from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- tiefer
- Deep; of great depth, profound in degree
- Gelehrsamkeit
- Erudition; great scholarly knowledge and learning
- dem
- The; dative masculine form of definite article
- man
- One; indefinite pronoun referring to people generally
- seit
- Since/for; preposition indicating duration of time
- vielen
- Many; a large number of things or people
- Jahren
- Years; plural dative form of 'Jahr'
- annahm
- Assumed; past tense of 'annehmen', to assume
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- an
- On/at; preposition indicating location or activity
- einem
- A/an; indefinite article in dative case
- großen
- Great/large; of considerable size or importance
- Werk
- Work; a major creative or scholarly production
- über
- About/over; preposition indicating topic or position
- Religionsgeschichte
- History of religion; academic study of religious history
- arbeitete
- Worked; past tense of 'arbeiten', to work
- auch
- Also/too; used to add or emphasize information
- hinreichendem
- Sufficient; adequate enough for a particular purpose
- Reichtum
- Wealth; abundance of valuable material possessions
- um
- In order to; preposition or infinitive conjunction
- seiner
- His; possessive pronoun in genitive or dative
- Frömmigkeit
- Piety; devout religious devotion and practice
- Glanz
- Luster/glory; brilliance or splendor in appearance
- zu
- To/too; preposition or infinitive particle
- verleihen
- To lend/bestow; to grant or confer something
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- eigenen
- Own; belonging specifically to oneself
- Ansichten
- Views/opinions; personal perspectives on a topic
- die
- The; definite article or relative pronoun, feminine
- bei
- At/upon; preposition indicating occasion or proximity
- Veröffentlichung
- Publication; the act of publishing a written work
- seines
- His; genitive possessive pronoun masculine/neuter
- Buches
- Book; genitive form of 'Buch', written work
- deutlicher
- Clearer/more distinct; comparative of 'deutlich'
- erkennbar
- Recognizable; able to be perceived or identified
- werden
- To become; auxiliary verb for future or passive
- sollten
- Were supposed to; past subjunctive of 'sollen'
- Sein
- His; possessive pronoun, or 'to be' as noun
- Name
- Name; a word by which someone is known
- allein
- Alone/merely; by itself or without others
- trug
- Carried/bore; past tense of 'tragen'
- eine
- A/an; indefinite article feminine nominative
- Eindrücklichkeit
- Impressiveness; quality of making a strong impression
- in
- In/into; preposition indicating location or direction
- sich
- Itself/oneself; reflexive pronoun third person
- kaum
- Hardly/scarcely; barely or almost not at all
- ermessen
- To assess/gauge; to measure or estimate something
- ohne
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- genaue
- Exact/precise; accurate and detailed in description
- Chronologie
- Chronology; arrangement of events in time order
- Früh
- Early; at a time near the beginning of day
- am
- At the/on the; contraction of 'an dem'
- Tag
- Day; a 24-hour period of time
- Kleinkinderschule
- Infant school; an early childhood educational institution
- zurückgekehrt
- Returned; past participle of 'zurückkehren', come back
- sie
- She/they; third person pronoun singular or plural
- Dorf
- Village; a small rural community or settlement
- ins
- Into the; contraction of 'in das'
- Leben
- Life; the existence of a living being
- gerufen
- Called; past participle of 'rufen', to call
- hatte
- Had; past tense of 'haben', to have
- nahm
- Took; past tense of 'nehmen', to take
- ihren
- Her/their; accusative possessive pronoun
- gewohnten
- Usual/accustomed; familiar through regular habit
- Platz
- Place/seat; a designated spot or position
- hübschen
- Pretty; attractive and pleasant in appearance
- Wohnzimmer
- Living room; main room for relaxing in home
- das
- The; definite article neuter or relative pronoun
- Schlafzimmer
- Bedroom; a room used primarily for sleeping
- Schwestern
- Sisters; plural of 'Schwester', female siblings
- trennte
- Separated; past tense of 'trennen', to divide
- entschlossen
- Determined/resolved; firmly decided to do something
- einen
- A/an; indefinite article masculine accusative case
- Plan
- Plan; a detailed scheme or course of action
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary
- einige
- Some/several; an unspecified small number of
- Gebäude
- Buildings; structures constructed for use or habitation
- fertigzustellen
- To complete; to finish a project or task fully
- Art
- Kind/type; a sort or category of something
- Arbeit
- Work; labor or a task being carried out
- große
- Great/big; of considerable size or significance
- Freude
- Joy; a feeling of great happiness or pleasure
- zögernden
- Hesitant; showing uncertainty or reluctance to act
- Wunsch
- Wish/desire; a longing or hope for something
- etwas
- Something/somewhat; an unspecified thing or degree
- vorzuschlagen
- To suggest; to put forward an idea or proposal
- beobachtet
- Observed; noticed or watched carefully
- sagte
- Said; past tense of 'sagen', to say
- Liebste
- Dearest; affectionate address to a beloved person
- wenn
- If/when; conjunction for condition or time
- es
- It; third person neuter pronoun
- dir
- You; dative form of second person pronoun
- nichts
- Nothing; not anything at all
- ausmacht
- Matters/bothers; makes a difference to someone
- du
- You; informal second person singular pronoun
- nicht
- Not; negation particle in German
- sehr
- Very; to a great degree or extent
- beschäftigt
- Busy; occupied with tasks or activities
- bist
- Are; second person singular of 'sein', to be
- wie
- How/like; used for comparison or manner
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive form of 'sein'
- wir
- We; first person plural pronoun
- uns
- Us/ourselves; accusative/dative of 'wir'
- heute
- Today; on this current day
- Mamas
- Mama's; possessive form of 'Mama', mother
- Schmuck
- Jewelry; decorative ornaments worn on the body
- ansähen
- Would look at; subjunctive of 'ansehen', to look
- ihn
- Him/it; accusative masculine third person pronoun
- aufteilten
- Divided up; past tense of 'aufteilen', to split
- Es
- It; neuter third person pronoun or expletive
- sind
- Are; third person plural of 'sein', to be
- genau
- Exactly; precisely or accurately
- sechs
- Six; the number 6
- Monate
- Months; plural of 'Monat', calendar months
- Onkel
- Uncle; a parent's brother or equivalent relation
- gegeben
- Given; past participle of 'geben', to give
- hat
- Has; third person singular of 'haben', to have
- hast
- Have; second person singular of 'haben'
- noch
- Still/yet; indicating continuation or addition
- einmal
- Once; one time, or used for emphasis
- angeschaut
- Looked at; past participle of 'anschauen'
- Gesicht
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- den
- The; definite article masculine accusative or dative plural
- Schatten
- Shadow; a dark area caused by blocked light
- eines
- A/an; genitive form of indefinite article
- schmollenden
- Pouting; sulking or showing displeasure with a pout
- Ausdrucks
- Expression; a look conveying a feeling or mood
- wobei
- Whereby/in which; relative conjunction linking clauses
- vollständige
- Complete/full; entire without any part missing
- Schmollen
- Pouting/sulking; displaying quiet displeasure or moodiness
- durch
- Through/by; preposition indicating means or passage
- gewohnheitsmäßige
- Habitual; done routinely out of long-standing habit
- Ehrerbietung
- Deference; respectful submission to another's authority
- vor
- Before/in front of; preposition of position or time
- Prinzipien
- Principles; fundamental rules or values guiding behavior
- zurückgehalten
- Held back; past participle of 'zurückhalten'
- wurde
- Was/became; past passive auxiliary of 'werden'
- zwei
- Two; the number 2
- miteinander
- With each other; together, in mutual connection
- verbundene
- Connected/linked; joined together in some way
- Tatsachen
- Facts; things known to be true or real
- geheimnisvolle
- Mysterious; having an unknown or secretive quality
- Elektrizität
- Electricity; energy from charged particles, literal or figurative
- erzeugen
- To generate/produce; to create or bring about something
- konnten
- Could; past tense of 'können', to be able
- unvorsichtig
- Careless; not taking sufficient care or caution
- berührte
- Touched; past tense of 'berühren', to touch
- Zu
- To/at; preposition indicating direction or state
- ihrer
- Her/their; genitive or dative possessive pronoun
- Erleichterung
- Relief; a feeling of reassurance after worry
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of 'sein', to be
- Augen
- Eyes; the organs of sight, plural of 'Auge'
- voller
- Full of; filled completely with something
- Lachen
- Laughter; the action or sound of laughing
- aufblickte
- Looked up; past tense of 'aufblicken', to glance up
- Was
- What; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- wunderbares
- Wonderful; remarkably good or pleasing
- kleines
- Little/small; of small size, adjective inflected
- Kalenderblatt
- Calendar page; a single leaf of a calendar
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